Learning challenges faced by novice programming students studying high level and low feedback concepts

Matthew Butler; Michael Morgan

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 99–107

Considering Multi-touch Display Technology for Collaboration in the Classroom

Michael Morgan; Matthew Butler

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 674–683

This research considers the use of multi-touch display technology to facilitate collaboration in the classroom. These large format displays facilitate collaboration due to their provision of a shared digital workspace and their ability to register...

Increasing Social Interaction in Online Classes Through Live E-learning

Janice Wilson Butler; Michael Sullivan

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 189–194

Social interaction is a driving force in the behaviors and interests of Net Gen learners. Not surprisingly, alienation and isolation are primary reasons students drop or stop enrolling in online courses. This session provides rationale for the use...

Scaffolding and Reflection to Address ‘High Concept - Low Feedback’ Issues in Introductory Programming

Matthew Butler; Michael Morgan; Judy Sheard

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 2688–2696

Analysis of learning to program shows that whilst there is considerable support for low-level programming elements, such as syntax, from an integrated development environment, there is little to no feedback for students in their understanding of...

Using Multi-Touch Display Technology to Support Remedial Phonics Instruction Techniques in Collaborative Learning Environments

Daniela McGivern; Matthew Butler; Michael Morgan

Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 56–64

This research examines phonics instruction on multi-touch display technology for collaborative learning. The paper provides a brief discussion of technology, collaborative learning and literacy instruction and then focuses on the design of a Phonics ...

The Digital Learning Framework: What Digital Learning can look like in Practice, An Irish Perspective

Deirdre Butler; Michael Hallissy; John Hurley

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1339–1346

This paper describes the evolution of a Digital Learning Framework (DLF), designed and developed to help Irish schools embed digital technologies more deeply into their practice A census of digital technology usage in Irish schools (Cosgrove et al,...

Topics: Workforce Education, Technology Leadership, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Learning Theory for Collaborative Large Shared Digital Spaces

Daniela McGivern; Michael Morgan; Matthew Butler

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 1097–1106

This research applies Socio-Cultural theory and Distributed Cognition/Activity theory to conceptualize the design of collaborative learning activities in large shared digital spaces. The paper begins by providing a summary of previous work in the...

Evaluating ICT in education: A comparison of the affordances of the iPod, DS and Wii

Michael Morgan; Matthew Butler; Mark Power

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 717–726

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Scaling a Blended Model of Teacher Professional Learning

Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Michael Hallissy; Mark Brown

Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (2017) pp. 230–245

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative model of teacher professional learning that has evolved over a decade (2006 to 2016). Design/methodology/approach: Working in a range of different school contexts, in conjunction with...

Enhancing E-learning through M-learning: Are You Ready to Go Mobile?

Rene Corbeil; Cheng-Chang Pan; Michael Sullivan; Janice Butler

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 273–280

Over the past decade, mobile computing and communication devices have become essential tools in higher education. It is now routine for faculty and students to carry laptops, cell phones, and PDAs that allow them to access data and information from...

Multi-touch Display Technology and Collaborative Learning Tasks

Matthew Butler; Daniela McGivern; Anthony Artmann; Michael Morgan

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1441–1448

This research demonstrates the use of multi-touch display technology for collaborative tasks in the classroom via task breakdown and role assignment for individual learners. Multi-touch displays can provide a large shared digital workspace and...

Exploring the Feasibility of Dual-Credit Mathematics Courses in High School via a Web-Enhanced, Blended Model

Laura J. Pyzdrowski; Melanie B. Butler; Vennessa L. Walker; Anthony S. Pyzdrowski; Michael E. Mays

Journal of General Education Vol. 60, No. 1 (2011) pp. 43–60

The "WVEB" Mathematics Project is a collaborative program offering college-level courses to high school students. Results of a matched-pair study comparing on- and off-campus students in algebra indicate that both sections show a significant gain in ...

The GlobalEd Project: Problem-solving and decision making in a web-based PBL

Scott Brown; Paula Johnson; Clarisse Lima; Mark Boyer; Michael Butler; Natalie Florea; Jason Rich

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 1967–1973

The GlobalEd Project employs a technology rich environment for middle school students who choose to participate in a simulation of international relations and negotiation. A simulation consists of negotiations on a variety of international policy...

Topics: Schools, Middle School Education, Students

Effects of Blended Instructional Models on Math Performance

Brian A. Bottge; Xin Ma; Linda Gassaway; Michael D. Toland; Mark Butler; Sun-Joo Cho

Exceptional Children Vol. 80, No. 4 (July 2014) pp. 423–437

A pretest-posttest cluster-randomized trial involving 31 middle schools and 335 students with disabilities tested the effects of combining explicit and anchored instruction on fraction computation and problem solving. Results of standardized and...

The Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment and Real-World Outcomes: Cross-National Applications

Heather A. Butler; Christopher P. Dwyer; Michael J. Hogan; Amanda Franco; Silvia F. Rivas; Carlos Saiz; Leandro S. Almeida

Thinking Skills and Creativity Vol. 7, No. 2 (August 2012) pp. 112–121

The Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (HCTA) is a reliable measure of critical thinking that has been validated with numerous qualitatively different samples and measures of academic success (Halpern, 2010a). This paper presents several cross...

EDUsummIT Symposium SITE 2020 - Learners and learning contexts: New alignments for the digital age

Miri Shonfeld; Gerald Knezek; Louise Starkey; Rhonda Christensen; Carolyn Y Ng; Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Peter Twinning; Michael Phillips; Melda Yildiz

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 981–984

The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) is a global community of researchers, educational practitioners, and policy makers who discuss goals and challenges for ICT in education. EDUsummIT...

Topics: Technology Policy and Practice

Part 1: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age – Implications for Teacher Education

Joke Voogt; Kwok Wing Lai; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Alona Forkosh Baruch; Vadim Grinshkun; Sergey Grigoryev; Miri Shonfeld; Anneke Smits; Danah Henrikson; Michael Henderson; Alexander Uvarov; Mike Philips; Mary Webb; Dale Niederhauser; Punya Mishra; Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler; Allard Strijker

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1075–1079

The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) met in Borovets, Bulgaria in September 2017 This community of 80 leading scholars, policy makers and educators discussed the theme Rethinking...

Topics: Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation

How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?

Brent Gregory; Sue Gregory; Denise Wood; Yvonne Masters; Mathew Hillier; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Anton Bogdanovych; Des Butler; Lyn Hay; Kim Flintoff; Stefan Schutt; Robyn Alderton; Ieva Stupans; Lindy McKeown Orwin; Andrew Cram; Grant Meredith; Jenny Grenfell; Francesca Collins; Allan Ellis; Lisa Jacka; Ian Larson; Andrew Fluck; Helen Farley; Jay Jay Jegathesan; Dale Linegar; Debbie McCormick; Jason Zagami; John Campbell; Angela Thomas; Nona Muldoon; Ali Abbas; Ian Burnett; Sheila Scutter; David Ellis; Suku Sinnappan; Katrina Neville; Ashley Aitken; Simeon Simoff; Xiangyu Wang; Mandy Salomon; Kay Souter; Greg Wadley; Michael Jacobson; Anne Newstead; Gary Hayes; Scott Grant; Alyona Yusupova

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 475–490

Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education...